With endless bad news on TV, I found a lovely escape and a great beginning to the new year when I watched The Rocket, an inspirational Australian film I took…
The Rocket – A Great Movie To Lift Your Spirits
From My Vantage Point The World Is Promising
It’s almost year end. From my vantage point, I look back at what I’ve experienced but also look ahead and wish for what I’d like to see happen. 2014 has…
What Dreams Tell Us
I’m a believer in what dreams tell us. I grew up in a house where dreams were discussed over morning coffee. My mother and baba would get out a tattered…
What Does A Ring Say About Love?
What Does A Ring Say About Love? That popped into my head this morning, as I thought about how my story, A Cry From The Deep , came to involve a…
Freedom Is Not Free
Given the recent events in Ottawa, where an Islamic jihadist shot unarmed reservist, Corporal Nathan Cirillo, in the back at the Tomb for the Unknown Soldier, and that Nov. 11th…
MY COMPULSION
My compulsion is to write. I can’t not write. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines compulsion as a : an act of compelling : the state of being compelled b : a…
MANY PATHS TO A DREAM
It’s book launch day! Okay, so I’m excited. What I need are some fireworks, a parade, and a paper bag over my head to keep me from smiling non-stop. Yesterday, two…
Giving Birth to a Book
Yesterday, I met with my friend, Karen Dodd, the author of the delicious suspense novel, Deadly Switch. She’s been marvellous, coaxing me along, encouraging me, telling me that my book…
Setting the Stage in Fiction
How do you write the scenes in fiction? I spent quite a few years honing the craft of writing screenplays, which is useful in setting the stage in fiction. It’s…
Has Free Sex Killed Romance?
Today, unlike a few generations ago, couples engage in sex easily without a commitment. But has free sex killed romance? The Big Romantic Films Is that why Hollywood gave up…